Anthrapyrimadone and anthrapyridone dyestuffs containing an n-methylenecarboxamide group



United States Patent 3,534,038 ANTHRAPYRIMADONE AND ANTHRAPYRIDONE DYESTUFFS CONTAINING AN N-METHYLENE- CARBOXAMIDE GROUP Heinz Machatzke, Leverkusen, Germany, assignor to Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, Germany, a corporation of Germany No Drawing. Filed Nov. 4, 1966, Ser. No. 591,969 Claims priority, applicla tign 6(iesrmany, Nov. 16, 1965,

Int. Cl. C09b /14, 5/16 U.S. Cl. 260-2564 8 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Anthraquinone dyestuffs suitable for producing light and wet-fast dyeings on textiles such as wool, silk and polyamides of the formula wherein X is N-, CH or ZC-acyl, Y is --N(R), O--, or S, R, R and R are hydrogen or alkyl, R is alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, aryl or amino, B is arylene of the benzene or naphthalene series and n is l or 2.

The present invention relates to new sulphonic acid group-free dyestulfs of the formula In this formula, X represents a ring member N, CH or ZC-acyl, acyl standing for an acyl radical, except a sulphonic acid group, Y is a group N(R)-, O or S-, wherein R stands for hydrogen or alkyl, R and R mean hydrogen or alkyl groups, R an alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl or aryl radical or an amino group, B an arylene radical of the benzene or naphthalene series and n is the number 1 or 2; the alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, aryl and amino radicals may carry further substituents, with the exception of sulphonic acid groups.

The groups R and R preferably stand for hydrogen or for lower alkyl groups, such as for the methyl or ethyl group.

Examples for the radical R are inter alia the following gI'OUPS: CH3, CHgCl, CHClz, CCI3, C2H5, CH CH CI, CH=CH 3,534,038 Patented Oct. 13, 1970 "ice iii

E f-B (II) in which X, Y, R and B have the same meaning as above and B contains at least one exchangeable hydrogen atom, in the presence of a strongly acidic condensing agent, e.g. -lO0% sulphuric acid or mixtures of glacial acetic acid and hydrochloric acid, but also phosphoric acid, preferably at temperatures from 0 to 30 C., with methylol compounds or their derivatives of the general formula wherein R and R have the same meaning as above and U represents a hydroxyl or alkoxy group, e.g. the methoxy or ethoxy group, or a halogen atom, e.g. chlorine, selecting the starting components free from sulphonic acid groups.

The new dyestuifs can also be obtained in such a way that dyestuffs intermediate products of the formula 0 Hal in which Hal means a halogen atom, especially C1 or Br, and X, and R have the same meaning as above, are condensed with compounds of the formula in which Y. B, R and R have the same meaning as above, by known methods, for example by melting the starting components, optionally with the addition of alkaline agents, selecting the starting components free from sulphonic acid groups.

Components II or IV suitable for both reactions are, for example:

0 o H I! N N-CHz HO N-OHa f ll 6 H l 0 NH- 0 NH CH3 CO H6 NOHa ll I 0 Br Suitable components III or V include, inter alia:

HOCHzNHC O C=CH2, HO CH NHC O ([3:0112

The new dyestuffs are sparingly soluble to insoluble in water. They are particularly suitable, in dispersed form if desired, for the dyeing and printing of nitrogen-containing fibres, such as wool, silk and especially synthetic superpolyamide fibres; dyeings and prints with good fastness properties, such as fastness to light and Wet processing, are obtained on these materials.

In the following examples, which are given for the purpose of illustrating the invention, the parts are parts by weight; the temperatures are given in degrees centigrade.

EXAMPLE 1 367 parts 4-(toluidino)-N-Inethyl-anthrapyrimidone are dissolved in 1000 parts 96% sulphuric acid at a temperature of 0-5 subsequently adding 150 parts N- methylolchloracetamide in portions. The reaction mixture is then stirred for 24 hours at 20 and poured on to 5 kg. ice. The precipitated dyestufi is filtered otf with suction and washed until neutral. It is dried in a drying cabinet at 60 and there are obtained 410 parts of the dyestuff of the constitution 35 ll l lTL-CHs y CHzNHCOCHzCl 40 I NHz which dyes Wool and synthetic superpolyarnide fibres in red-violet shades.

When the procedure is followed as described in this example, but if, instead of the dyestuff and of the methylolchloroacetamide there used, equivalent quantities of the dyestufis and methylolamides set out in Table 1, are employed, further valuable anthraquinone dyestuffs are obtained which dye synthetic superpolyamide fibres in EXAMPLE 2 160 parts 4-(p-toluidino)-N-methyl-anthrapyridone are dissolved at a temperature of -5" in 700 parts 96% sulphuric acid. 110 parts N-methylol-chloracetamide are then added and the reaction mixture is stirred at 20 for 24 hours. It is then poured on to 3 kg. ice and the precipitated dyestuif filtered off with suction. The product is washed until neutral, dried at 60 in a drying cabinet and there are obtained 210 parts of the dyestuff of the constitution l I o Iva-@0113 When the procedure is followed as described in this example but, instead of the dyestuif and the methylol chloracetamide mentioned, equivalent quantities of the dyestufi and methylolamides are used, which are set out in Table 2, further valuable anthraquinone dyestuffs are hank are introduced into this dyebath and the temperature is slowly raised to 100. After dyeing for 1 hour at this temperature, the fibre material is rinsed, washed and dried. A brilliant red-violet dyeing of good fastness properties is obtained.

EXAMPLE 4 EXAMPLE 5 parts of the anthraquinone of the formula II C ll capo-c N-CHa obtained which dye superpolyamide fibres in the speci- 30 fied shades.

TAB LE2 0 3H N CH3 II I O NHR Shade on R Plus methylol compound superpolyamide Phenyl HOCHzNHCO CH Red-violet. Phenyl HO CH2NHCOCH2C1 D0. Phenyl HOCHzNHCO CH=GH2 D0.

Phenyl HO OHZNHC O (]3=OH2 D0.

Phenyl H O CHzNHC O-C=OH2 Do.

Phenyl HO CH2NHCOGOH5 D0.

4-methylphenyl HO CHZNH C O-C=OH2 D0.

4-methylphenyl HO CH2NHC OC=CH2 Do.

4-methoxyphenyl HO CHzNHC OO CH3 Do. 4-methoxyphenyl HOCHZNHCO CHzCHZSOzCHg Do. 2,5-dirnethylphenyl HO CHzNHCO-OCgH D0. 2,5-dimethylphenyl HO CHzNHCO-CHzCl D0. Phenyl C1130 CHzNHCONHz D0. Phenyl (EH 0 CHzNHCONHCHs D0. Phenyl CH3O CHzNHCON(CzH )2 D0.

Phenyl HO CHzN-C OCaH Do.

EXAMPLE 3 are dissolved at a temperature of 0-5 in 600 parts 96 10 parts of the dyestuif obtainable according to Example 1 are ground with 10 parts of a naphthalene-formaldehyde condensation product and stirred into 10 litres water at pH 5, adding 10 parts of a levelling agent, e.g.

sulphuric acid. 22 parts N-methylol-acetamide are then added in 20 minutes and the reaction mixture is stirred at 5-10 for 4 hours and subsequently at 20 for 18 hours. It is then poured on to 2 kg. ice and the precipian alkyl-phenyl-polyglycol ether. 1000 parts of a wool tated dyestutf filtered oil with suction. The product is Washed until neutral, dried and there are obtained 38 parts of the dyestuff of the formula The dyestuff dyes superpolyamide fibres in red shades of good fastness properties.

EXAMPLE 6 30 parts 4-phenylamino-anthrapyridone are dissolved in 500 parts 96% sulphuric acid at a temperature of -5 18 parts methoxymethylurea are then added and the reaction mixture is stirred at l520 for 24 hours and subsequently poured on to ice. The precipitated dyestuff is filtered off with suction, washed until neutral and dried. There are obtained 34 parts of the dyestuff of the formula which dyes superpolyamide fibres in bluish red shades of good fastness properties.

EXAMPLE 7 parts 4-(N-methylphenylarnino)-N-rnethyl-anthrapyridon are dissolved in 450 parts 96% sulphuric acid and 19 parts N-methylol-acetamide added at a temperature of 0-5". The reaction mixture is stirred for 20 hours at a temperature of 15-20 and subsequently poured on to .2 kg. ice. The precipitated dyestuff is filtered off with suction, washed until neutral and dried in a drying cabinet at 60-80. There are obtained 31 parts of the dyestuff of the formula which dyes superpolyamide fibres in red shades of good fastness properties.

EXAMPLE 8 250 parts 4-acetylaminomethylen-aniline, 10 parts sodium carbonate and parts 4-bromo-N-methyl-anthrapyridone are heated for 5-6 hours at a temperature of 180-185 After cooling at 70 the reaction mixture is diluted with 200 parts methanol and the precipitated dyestuif is filtered off with suction and washed with methanol and subsequently with water. After drying 56 parts of the dyestuff of the formula 1! I 0 NH-Q-CIENHCOCH;

II I o SOH2NHC 0 onions which dyes superpolyamide fibres in red shades of good fastness properties.

EXAMPLE 1O 30 parts of 4-phenoxy-N-methyl-anthrapyridone are dissolved in 350 parts 96% sulphuric acid at a temperature of 05. 25 parts N-methylolchloroacetamide are added and the reaction mixture is stirred for 20' hours at a temperature of l015 and subsequently poured on to ice. The precipitated dyestuff is filtered off with suction, Washed until neutral and dried in a drying cabinet at 60. There are obtained 42 parts of the dyestuff of the formula i NCH3 II I O O CHzNHCOCHeCl which dyes superpolyamide fibres in red shades of good fastness properties.

EXAMPLE 11 35 parts 4-(l-naphthylamino)-N-methyl-anthrapyridone are dissolved at a temperature of 0-5 in 400 parts 96% sulphuric acid. 23 parts N-methylol-acetamide are added and the reaction mixture is stirred for 22 hours at a temperature of 1015 and subsequently poured on to ice. The precipitated dyestuff is filtered off with suction 9 washed until neutral and dried. There are obtained 43 parts of the dyestuff of the formula which dyes superpolyamide fibres in red shades of good fastness properties.

I claim:

1. Dyestuff free from sulfonic acid groups and corresponding to the formula CHZNHC O OH:

OCH and OC H and B is phenyl or naphthyl or phenyl or naphthyl substituted with --CH -OH, OCH SCH NH2, 01' 2. Dyestuff free from sulfonic acid groups and corrrespending to the formula in which B is phenyl, 4 methylphenyl, 4 methoxyphenyl, 2'4 dimethylphenyl, or naphthyl, and n is 1 or 2.

4. The dyestufi of the formula I OHZNHCOCHQC].

5. The dyestufi of the formula H N-CHz 1 1 6. The dyestufl of the formula l GHzNHOOOCHs 7. The dyestulf of the formula 8. The dyestulf of the formula I N-CHa References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Geigy, Chemical Abstracts, v01. 57, pp. 9262-9263 FLOYD D. HIGEL, Primary Examiner U.S. C1. X.R.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION patent U.S. 3,534,038 Dated October 13, 1970 Inventor( Heinz chatzke It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Column Line Error CH -NC OR 11 should read R I (CH N-COR 1 60-65 "-C H -CH CH=CH should read C H -CH -CH=CH 2 60-65 should read N-CH N-CH 3 5 should read N-CH N-CH I l 5 10-15 CO should read CO N N CH N H H i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No, U.S- 3,534,038 Dated October 13', 1970 Inventor-(s) Heinz Machatzke PAGE 2 It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Column Line Error 6 20-25 "Gri -22L" should read CH JJ 9 5-10 \N-CH should read 9 Claim 1 "-CHzCHz-SOz-CI-Igfls CH O-C H should read CH CH S0 CH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. U.S 3 ,534 ,038 Dated October 13 19 70 Inventofls) Heinz Machatzke P It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

9 Claim 2 "corrre-" should read corre 9 Claim 2 "in which" is missing after the formula 10 Claim 5 a? should read LECEN'EU Fifi?) SEALED MR2 I971 .Atteat:

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